Garter.



H. SACKS.

GARTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I3 |915.

Pammtd Mb. 5. 1918.

strains rarnnr terrien.

HERMAN saone, orcHIcAGo, ILLINOIS.

GAMER.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented lFeb. 5, ibid Applicationfled'February 13, 1915. Serial No.\8,079.

To all whom t may concern: Be it knownfthat I, HERMAN iSACKs, aV citizen of the, United States, residing at Chi cago, inthe .county of Coole and State of Illinois, have ...invented certain new and useful Improvementsin"Garters, of which the.'

following is a specificationl My invention relates in general to garment supporters and more particularly to supportersformenshose. i

It is customary to provide hose supporters which may be adjusted to fit different sizes of legs but in order that theyiniay securely and comfortably support mens hose it is.

plied for use as to comfortably andsecurely support hose of different lengths on wearers of various heights.

A further object .of my invention is to provide a hose supporter which will be simple in construction, `convenientI in appllcation, and efficient in use. My invention will be more fully disclosed hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the same is illustrated as embodiedin a convenient and practical form, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hose supporter in use.; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same detached.

The same reference characters are used to designate the same parts inthe several tigures of the drawing.

My'improved hose supporter when in use has the form of a continuousband extending around the leg of the wearer and secured at its ends to different, portions of the top of the hose, the crossed portions of the band being freely movable with relation Vto each other so as to accommodate itself to varying distances `between the portion of the leg which it surrounds and the top of the hose. The continuous band comprises two sections A and B, the corresponding ends of which are providedwith fastening devices C1 and C2 adaptedtodetachablyengage the top of at the same time tions to be freely the hose. The fasteners C1` and C2 erably mounted upon flexible end extensions D1 and D2 respectively, which underlie the i i respective fasteners.

are prefhe portions of the sections-A and B which cross eachother are permanently con` nected so as to prevent Ytheir separation, but

so as to permit the two secother of parallel interlacedpairs of strips El and E2. The ends of the parallel strips El of the section A which support the fastener C1 which such fastener is mounted, whilethe `ends of the parallel strips E2 of the section B to which the fastener secured to the fabric fastener is mounted.

The opposite ends of the parallel strips El of the section A from those to which the fastener O1 is connected are connected with one end of a strip of elastic webbing F which is C2 is connected, are

folded to form a loop passing through one member H1 of a detachable fastening device. G designates a slide mounted upon the elastic webbing F for adjusting the length of Y the loop and thereby adjusting the length of the section A ofthe garter.`

H2 designates a member of the fastening device adapted to cooperate with the member H1, the said member H2 being mounted upon a piece of fabric K secured to the ends of the parallel strips E2 of the section B of the garter, opposite to the ends of such strips which are secured to the fastening device C2.

The manner of using my improved hose supporter is as follows: The fastening devices C1 and C2 are secured to the top of the hose at opposite sides thereof, preferably so that the crossed pairs of strips E1 and .E2 will be at the front of the leg of the wearer. The elastic webbing F of the section A is then passed around the back of the leg and the members H1 and H2 of the fastening device which they form are then engaged with each other. InA order to remove the hose from the leg of the wearer it is merely necessary to disconnect the ends of the sections A and B by detaching from each other the members H1 and H2 of the fastening demovable with `respect to-A each other at the point of intersection. Thisv is preferably accomplished by forming the portions of the sections which cross each are secured to the fabric D1 upon- D2 upon which saidr permit the overlapped portions of the garter to freely move relatively to each other so that the extent of the portion which surrounds the leg of the wearer may adjust itself to the size of the leg. The interlaced parallel strips, however, permanently connect the two sections of the garter so that they will not become detached from each other when the garter is not in use.

It will be obvious that by locating the fastening devices C1 and Czon the top of the hose near each other the distance between the top of the hose and the portion of the leg which the garter surrounds will be increased, while by separating the fastening devices C1 and (J2, the said distance will be shortened. In this manner the garter accommodates itself to hose of different lengths and to wearers of different heights.

It will be observed that the fastening devices at the ends of the garter and also the fastening device which connects the adj oining ends of the sections all overlie pieces of fabric so that the fastening devices cannot come in contact with the wearer.

The interlaced pairs of strips are preferably formed of inelastic material, as the webbing F of the section A affords sufcient elasticity for the eiicient operation of the garter.

While I have described in more or less detail the specific embodiment of my invention herein illustrated, yet it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto, but contemplate changes in form, the proportion of parts, and the substitution of equivalents as occasion may require, or as may be deemed expedient.

What I claim is:-'

1. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections, the portions of said sections at their point of intersection being permanently connected but each being unrestrainedly movable lengthwise relative to the other, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to detachably engage different portions of the top of the hose, and means for detachablyV connecting the adjoining ends of said sections. Y

2. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections, said sections at their intersection having interlaced portions each unrestrainedly moable lengthwise relative to each other, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to detachably engage diHerent portions of theA top of the hose, and means for detachably connecting the adjoining ends of said sections.

3. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections, the portion of each of said sections at its point of intersection with the other section comprising parallel strips unrestrainedly interlaced with like parallel strips of the other section, fastening'devices Vat the ends of said band adapted to detachably engage different portions of the top of the hose, and Vmeans for detachably connecting the adjoining ends of said sections.

4. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sec-V tions, means permanently connecting but permitting free relative movement of each of the sections lengthwise ofthe other at their point of intersection, one of said secg Y tions comprising meansV for adjusting the length thereof, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted todetachably engage different portions of the top of the hose, and means for detachably connecting the adj oining ends ofsaid sections. Y

5. A hose supporter composed of a con-Y tinuous band formed ofi two crossed sections, said sections at their intersection having unrestrainedly relatively movable interlaced portions of inelastic material, one' of said sections comprising an elastic portion adjustable in length, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to detachably engage different portions of the top of the 4 hose, and means for detachably connecting the adjoining ends of said sections.

6. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections, the portion of each of said sections' at its point of intersection with the other sectionV comprising parallelvinelastic strips unrestrainedly interlaced with like parallel strips of the other section, one of Said sections com prising an elastic portion adjustable in length, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to detachably engage different portions of the top of the hose, and means for detacliably connecting the adjoining ends of said sections.

7 A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections of unequal length, the shorter ofsaid sections being formed entirely of inelastic material and the longer of said sections comprising a portion formed of inelastic material and a portion formed'of elastic material, said sectionsat their point of intersection being each unrestrainedly relatively movable lengthwise of the other, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to engage dierent portions of the top of the hose, and means for detachably connectingl the ad- 12o joining ends of said sections. j v

8. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two crossed sections, said sections at their point of intersection being each unrestrainedly relatively movable lengthwise of the other, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to engage different portions of the top of the hose, a fastening device detachably ccnnecting'the adjoining ends of said sections, and protecting elements underlying said 'fastening devices to prevent Contact thereofwith the wearer.

9. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band formed of two cross sections, said sections at their intersection having unresti'ziinedly relatively n.1ov.^1ble interlaced fabric portions, fastening devices at the ends of said band adapted to engage diierent portions of the top of the hose, fastening Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the devices detachably connecting the adjoining ends of said sections, and protecting elements underlying said .fastening devices to prevent Contact thereof with the wearer.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed 15 Commissioner o Entente,

Washington, D. G. 

